Fool Proof Wheat Bread

This is a great way to start using your food storage of wheat! They showed us how to make it at an Enrichment Night. It was very easy!

Contributed by Kim

Before you start, preheat oven to 200 degrees.

2 cups warm water
21/2 tsp sea salt
2 Tbsp oil
1/4 cup honey
1 heaping Tbsp dough enhancer
1 Tbsp yeast
41/2 - 5 cups wheat kennels
(can use store bought wheat flour)

Freshly grind wheat into flour (medium setting). Add water and 2 cups flour in mixing bowl with dough hook. Mix together. Add oil, honey, yeast and salt. Mix briefly. (if your wheat is old you might want to add 2-3 Tbsp gluten) While mixer is on add flour until the dough starts to pull away from bowl. It needs to be a little sticky. Knead with dough hook for 10-12 minutes. Spray 2 loaf pans with cooking spray, then shape dough into loaves. Put in oven TURN OFF OVEN and let rise for 20-25 minutes or until double in size. Turn oven on to 350 and bake for 30 minutes or till golden brown.

If kneading by hand, turn dough out on a wet counter (not floured) and knead adding more water to prevent sticking, until there are no bubbles in the dough, about 12-15 minutes. I'm sure this is a great arm workout! :)

Zucchini Orange Bread

1 1/2 Cup Sugar
2 Tbsp grated orange peel
3 Eggs, well beaten
1 3/4 Cup grated zucchini
1 Cup Orange juice
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 Cup Cooking oil
2 tsp vanilla
3 Cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Mix all ingredients well. Put into two greased 9x5x3" loaf pan. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Contributed by Pat Marshall

Light As A Feather Rolls

by Kim

1/2 c warm water
2 Tbsp yeast
1 Tbsp sugar
Mix and set aside

3 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 c oil
1 1/2 c warm water
1/2 tsp salt
7 c flour

Mix together the first 4 ingredients well then add the yeast. Add flour. Mix until well blended. (the dough will be sticky) Put some oil in another big bowl and add dough, turning to coat both sides and cover with plastic wrap to rise, double in size (about 1 1/2 hours). Flour surface and cut the dough into 4 pieces. Roll out into a circle and using pizza cuter, cut into 12 triangular pieces. Roil each piece from the wide end to the pointed end. Place on grease sheet. Repeat with other 3 pieces of dough. Cover and let rise until double in size (about 1 hour-ish) Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
(Recipe from Rebecca Larson - Karen's friend)
Contributed by: Karen

1 cup sugar
Sift together:
1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder

Sift together into a bowl and set aside.

In a separate bowl mix:
1 1/3 cups mashed bananas (about 3)
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1 tsp. Vanilla

Mix until completely incorporated and add flour mixture a little at a time. Let mix sit for a minute or so (will be thick) and then fold in:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

** Rebecca's note: Don't try the batter or you won't make it to the next step!! **

Fill muffin cups about 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

**Karen's note: I confess, I did try the batter and it was DELICIOUS!! We made these Saturday afternoon and as of Monday afternoon we have only 3 left!!

Enjoy!!

Banana Bread

1/2 cup butter
3oz cream cheese softened
1 cup brown sugar
2 bananas, mashed
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
11/2 cups flour
1/2 chocolate chips
1/2 salt
1 tsp soda
1 tsp baking powder

Beat together, butter, cream cheese and sugar. Stir in bananas, egg and sour cream. Add the dry ing. Beat until well blended. Pour into greased loaf pan and bake at 325 for 1 hours to 1hour 15 minutes (or until toothpick comes out clean) Let cool for 10 minutes in pan, then turn out and cool.

*This is a different recipe than I normaly make and it turned out very good. And if you know me at all I never stray from recipes that I like! This one is a keeper!